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Job description
Summary
This position is eligible for the Education Debt Reduction Program (EDRP) - a student loan payment reimbursement program. You must meet specific eligibility requirements per VHA policy and submit your EDRP application within four months of appointment. Program Approval - award amount (up to $200 -000) & eligibility period (one to five years) are determined by the VHA Education Loan Repayment Services program office after review of the EDRP application. Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply.
Qualifications
To qualify for this position - you must meet the basic requirements as well as any additional requirements (if applicable) listed in the job announcement. Applicants pending the completion of training or license requirements may be referred and tentatively selected but may not be hired until all requirements are met. Currently employed physician(s) in VA who met the requirements for appointment under the previous qualification standard at the time of their initial appointment are deemed to have met the basic requirements of the occupation.
Basic Requirements:
United States Citizenship: Non-citizens may only be appointed when it is not possible to recruit qualified citizens in accordance with VA Policy
Degree of doctor of medicine or an equivalent degree resulting from a course of education in allopathic medicine or osteopathic medicine
The degree must have been obtained from one of the schools approved by the Department of Veterans Affairs for the year in which the course of study was completed
Current - full and unrestricted license to practice medicine or surgery in a State - Territory - or Commonwealth of the United States - or in the District of Columbia
Residency Training: Physicians must have completed residency training - approved by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in an accredited core specialty training program leading to eligibility for board certification
(NOTE: VA physicians involved in academic training programs may be required to be board certified for faculty status.) Approved residencies are: (1) Those approved by the accrediting bodies for graduate medical education - the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) or American Osteopathic Association (AOA) - in the list published for the year the residency - or fellowship if applicable - was completed
OR (2) One year of post medical school training (internship - first year of residency - or transitional year residency) approved by ACGME or AOA followed by two years of post-training independent practice (performing under a full and unrestricted license) in the United States
OR (3) Non-US residency training programs followed by a minimum of three years of verified independent practice in the United States (performing under a full and unrestricted license) performing duties related to the position they are applying for (United States fellowships would be creditable towards this requirement) - which the local Medical Staff Executive Committee deems to have provided the applicant with appropriate professional training and believes has exposed the Physician to an appropriate range of patient care experiences
Exceptions: Residents currently enrolled in ACGME/AOA accredited residency training programs and who would otherwise meet the basic requirements for appointment are eligible to be appointed as "Physician Resident Providers" (PRPs)
PRPs must be fully licensed physicians (i.e. - not a training license) and may only be appointed on an intermittent basis
PRPs are not considered independent practitioners and will not be privileged
rather - they are to have a "scope of practice" that allows them to perform certain restricted duties under supervision
Additionally - surgery residents in gap years may also be appointed as PRPs
In rare and unusual circumstances - the Facility Director can submit a memo to the VISN Director through the VISN Chief Medical Officer - who may approve requests for reasonable exceptions to the residency training requirement for Physicians whose composite record of experience - accomplishments - performance - and qualifications warrant such action
Proficiency in spoken and written English
Additional Requirement: Board eligible/Board certified in General Surgery is a requirement of our academic affiliate
Preferred Experience: Board Certified or Board Eligible in General Surgery with colorectal experience Colorectal surgery experience/fellowship training Minimally invasive/robotic surgery training Fellowship training in Colon and Rectal Surgery and/or Advanced Gastrointestinal/Minimally Invasive Surgery Experience in laparoscopic and robotic colorectal surgery - including benign and malignant colorectal disease Expertise in complex abdominal wall reconstruction - foregut - hernia - and emergency general surgery - depending on facility need Experience with ERAS pathways - quality improvement - multidisciplinary cancer care - and teaching residents - fellows - or medical students Interest in building or expanding a colorectal - robotic - or minimally invasive surgery program Reference: For more information on this qualification standard - please visit
Physical Requirements: All applicants must be physically able to perform the duties of the position
The position requires visual acuity - keen hearing - clear distinctive speech - and manual dexterity
This position requires potentially long periods of continued walking - sitting - typing - bending - pulling - and pushing
Transferring objects may be required
Staff may be required to don protective equipment in isolation situations or operative/invasive procedures.
Duties
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Physician-General Surgeon: The General Surgeon will provide comprehensive surgical care - including inpatient - outpatient - and operative responsibilities - participate in general surgery call - and active involvement in education - research - and quality improvement
Duties may include but are not limited to: Responsibilities include performing general surgical operations - outpatient ambulatory surgical procedures - outpatient - and inpatient general surgery consultations
The general surgeon is expected to follow each patient through the full continuum of care to include admissions - discharges - performing histories and physicals - assisting in the coordination of diagnostic tests and procedures prior to surgery - education and counseling of the patient and family members
The General Surgeon assures the provision of high quality and safe patient care both in and outside the operating room
Clinical management and organization of General Surgery assessment and preparation of patients for surgery
Initial evaluation and overall workup of general surgery patients
Informs veterans to the risks as well as benefits of upcoming surgical procedures
Enters notes electronically in a paperless medical record system
Provision of appropriate post-operative care
Participation in peer review and quality improvement activities
Committee membership
Understands and abides by the Medical Bylaws of this facility
Work Schedule: Monday-Friday - 7:30am-4:00pm
hours may change based on the needs of the facility
On-call duties as required
Education Debt Reduction Program (Student Loan Repayment): Learn more
EDRP Authorized: Former EDRP participants ineligible to apply for incentive
Contact - the EDRP Coordinator for questions/assistance
Pay: Competitive salary - annual performance bonus - regular salary increases Paid Time Off: 50-55 days of paid time off per year (26 days of annual leave - 13 days of sick leave - 11 paid Federal holidays per year and possible 5 day paid absence for CME) Retirement: Traditional federal pension (5 years vesting) and federal 401K with up to 5% in contributions by VA Insurance: Federal health/vision/dental/term life/long-term care (many federal insurance programs can be carried into retirement) Licensure: 1 full and unrestricted license from any US State or territory CME: Possible $1 -000 per year reimbursement (must be full-time with board certification) Malpractice: Free liability protection with tail coverage provided Contract: No Physician Employment Contract and no significant restriction on moonlighting
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Worksite address
detroit, MI, 48228, US
Who can apply
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